Big Wheels Keep on Turning
There are a few things more iconic to a nation’s image than windmills are to Holland. The Dutch were harnessing wind long before the Proud Mary’s paddles churned down the Mississippi under the power of…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through May 19 “The Hague School: The Second Golden Age of Dutch Painting” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “First of the Last…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through May 12 “The Hague School: The Second Golden Age of Dutch Painting” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “First of the Last…
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Tip-Toeing Through the Tulips – A Visit to Holland’s Keukenhof Gardens
It started when we met by accident. Initially, squeezed into a small elevator. And later, outside on our hotel’s sidewalk terrace. He asked if he and his lady could slip into the free table next…
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“Pink” Moon Tonight
Reprinted courtesy the Economic Times / Photo Over Moraira Spain by Brian Nelson When you travel, you see all kinds of first-ever things. Like a Pink Moon, that isn’t really PINK! What you see above…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through April 21 Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 111 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine Learn More P.A.St.A Art Gallery April Feature Artist: Tracy Lavely…
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28th Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival is This Weekend
28th Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival is This Weekend Folk music’s most intimate music festival takes place at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds For over 27 years, The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival has celebrated the…
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Luncheon & Fashion Show in the Garden of the historic Peña-Peck House
Luncheon & Fashion Show in the Garden of the historic Peña-Peck House Date and time: Tuesday, April 30 · 11:30am – 2pm EDT By The Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine H.W. Davis Outfitters, of St….
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Ongoing Daily Events through April 14 “Clear Cut” featuring Joe Segal at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10…
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Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?
Analysis by Andrew Van Dam Reprinted Courtesy of the Washington Post Where in the unholy heck did all these bees come from?! After almost two decades of relentless colony collapse coverage and years of grieving…
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Ongoing Daily Events through April 7 “Clear Cut” featuring Joe Segal at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10…
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Marsh Creek does it again!
By Louise Nelson We sometimes worry it’s too much or too often, but each time Marsh Creek proves us wrong. Louise Nelson, Melody Ness and Patty Damon organized and coordinated the Spoonbill Neighbors Easter Food…
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A Bloomin’ Bunch of Spring Events
April 5 Tuesday April 9 April 12-14 THE ANNUAL GAMBLE ROGERS FOLK FESTIVAL The annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival returns for a full weekend of Americana music, workshops, food, vendors, and family fun at…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 31 P.A.St.A March Feature Artist, Marlene Zullig 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free Admission. 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine Learn More Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10…
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Food Drive Deadline Extended
Extended Marsh Creek’s Spoonbill Neighbors Easter Feast Food Drive until March 27th! By Louise Nelson Due to popular demand, we have exhausted our supply of official donation bags for the Easter Feast Food Drive benefiting…
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Ongoing Daily Events through March 24 P.A.St.A March Feature Artist, Marlene Zullig 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free Admission. 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine Learn More Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 17 P.A.St.A March Feature Artist, Marlene Zullig 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free Admission. 214 Charlotte St. St. Augustine Learn More Nao Trinidad Tall Ship Tours 10…
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Garden and Golf
At its regular council meeting, the Garden Club of St. Augustine is hosting Sam Runyon, district president, who will talk about “Roses”. March 13, 9:30am. Garden Club, 3440 Old Moultrie Rd. Open to members and…
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Storage Project Update
Spoonbill Courier’s reporting this week suggesting that the Mizell Storage Project on ten acres of land bordering Mizell Road and 16th Street was on Thursday’s St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency agenda was inaccurate….
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Homeowners get St. Augustine Beach support in storage project fight
By Brian Nelson It was a good night for the homeowners of three neighboring communities, Marsh Creek, Ocean Cay and Commodore Club. They won critical political support from the St. Augustine Beach City Commission to…
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